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#1400539 - 05/13/08 10:11 PM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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HotSpotOutdoors Sales & Marketing Adminstrator
Registered: 12/01/05
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Loc: Arlington,Mn
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#1400616 - 05/13/08 11:00 PM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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Sr FishingMN Family
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Sweet fish Shamu!!!!!
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#1400829 - 05/14/08 08:09 AM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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Nice fish Tyler.
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#1400888 - 05/14/08 08:41 AM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 07/22/05
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Another Red River fatty. Well done! That's a real good looking fish.
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#1401892 - 05/14/08 10:26 PM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 11/28/07
Posts: 36
Loc: Grand Forks, ND
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And how could you tell it was a male? I'm sorta new to this catfishing thing.
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#1402244 - 05/15/08 09:19 AM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 12/07/05
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Loc: Rochester, MN
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That cat is enormous! Wow!
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#1402262 - 05/15/08 09:31 AM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 07/02/04
Posts: 72
Loc: East Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
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And how could you tell it was a male? After a few thousand, you can tell pretty easily... before and during the spawn, males will develop a broader head and thicker mouth. also, the males will usually be darker, almost black. Females will be lighter colored and will start to appear pink, becoming more pronounced as the spawn progresses. If you're still unsure, the females will also have 2 openings (you have to open the urogenital pore...  ) , males will only have one (I REAAAALLLY don't need to know THAT badly  ). According to ichthyologists (in nerd-speak  )... "-Catfish are sexed by looking at the genitals. Two openings are present on the belly (ventral) side of the catfish: the anus and the genital opening. The opening toward the head is the anus, while that toward the tail is the genital opening. -Male catfish have a genital opening that is raised and nipple-like in appearance. - Female catfish have a genital opening that is rounded and flat. Immediately before spawning, the female genital opening may be swollen and reddish with folds of skin appearing on each side." Like I said, stick with the coloration & the size of the head and jaws  . Here's a female... 
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#1402640 - 05/15/08 01:14 PM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 11/28/07
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Loc: Grand Forks, ND
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Very interesting topcat. I appreciate the info. Here's another pic from this morning. Got 5 cats between 10 and 14 pounds. Towards the end, had one rod go off and was reeling it in when my second went off. Lucky for me a fellow down the way was kind enough to reel it in. First true double of the spring. Nice chunky buggers, too. 
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#1405162 - 05/18/08 08:37 AM
Re: 2008 Channel Cat Pictures
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IceLeaders Family
Registered: 06/21/05
Posts: 233
Loc: Minneapolis, MN
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 11 lbs, 4 oz 5/16/08 Minnesota River
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... either that, or that's your goldeye net in the pic 
